James A. Clay

James Clay practices at Sanford Bemidji Medical Center in Bemidji, Minnesota, part of Sanford Health.

James Clay's NPI, 1194165886, was assigned on June 27, 2013. James Clay graduated from Medical College of Wisconsin in 2013. James Clay holds Minnesota license 64457.

James Clay's primary practice is Sanford Bemidji Medical Center, at 1300 Anne St NW, Bemidji, MN 56601 in Beltrami County. The practice phone is (218) 751-5430.

James Clay's primary practice is Sanford Bemidji Medical Center in Bemidji, Minnesota, part of Sanford Health. James Clay is also affiliated with Sanford Broadway Medical Center. The medical group on file is Sanford Health Occupational Medicine Clinic Bismarck. Dmand AI also links James Clay to 1 more hospital and 1 medical group, each named with a free account.

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where James Clay practices, 3 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Surgery is James Clay's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 208600000X. James Clay is licensed in Minnesota.

CMS data shows 328 Medicare services from James Clay across 14 procedure codes in 2024, for 242 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $33,280 for them. Every service was in a facility, such as a hospital, rather than an office.

CMS counts 242 Medicare patients who saw James Clay in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 108 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 74% have high cholesterol. 24% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 2.09, where 1.00 is the Medicare average, so they are sicker than most Medicare patients.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts James Clay's median patient age at 70, with 51% women.

In 2024, James Clay wrote 173 Medicare Part D claims for 97 patients. 99% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 113 of them, across 3 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $558 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 123 claims across 5 drugs.

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 87 out of 100 for James Clay for performance year 2024, reported as part of a group. James Clay accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS counts 46 procedures of upper gastrointestinal (gi) endoscopy for acid reflux by James Clay, more than 62% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.

Hernia repair (minimally invasive): 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Mastectomy: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Melanoma (skin cancer) excision: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Removal of nail tissue: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Skin biopsy: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Dmand AI links 2 papers to James Clay, published from 2016 to 2018. James Clay's most frequent co-authors are Christopher Brian Crawford, MD and Jessica A. Wernberg, MD.

CMS Open Payments shows 7 general payments to James Clay from 4 drug and device companies from 2019 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 40% of the total. Intuitive Surgical, Inc. paid the most, $317.

James Clay graduated from Medical College of Wisconsin in 2013.